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I've put a few pedals for sale, but none of them show a thumbnail and at least some of them fail to display the images in the post itself. I've been using this method for as long as I can remember, I have no idea why it's not working now. I can't be the only one using Dropbox. Has anybody else found issues? Using Chrome browser, Windows 11/10 (different computers).

Poor Scott really could do with a script. If only he could get straight to the point now and again.

I think I'll get a set of the Dunlop 30-125 for the Cort.

BangMeringue - Skrillex

I've finally finished my 100 year old(ish) John Gray and Sons 'Dulcetta' zither banjo. I had to silver solder the tailpiece and tension ring, then make a flesh ring (I cut down an embroidery ring). I fitted the goatskin myself, having last done this on a banjo mandolin in about 1983. I also had to make the bone nut from a guitar size blank. The first string snapped twice but I was able to thread it through a bit of plastic tube for protection from the rather severe ben in the tailpiece. Strings are Aquila nylgut. Tuned GDGBD. Or will be when they stop stretching! I love the engraved cover for the tuners. The positions of the tuning knobs bears minimal relationship to the strings. I fitted them all so winding away fom me increases tension... for my sanity.

Caveat emptor, I’m afraid unless you bought through eBay

Candle Wax or Hard Soap on the threads for lube...

The demo on the FS post (if it is the same one) mentions there's no compression as well, you can clearly hear how quiet the low B is and that would be immediately noticeable to anybody owning the bass. I think the seller needs to step up here tbh, unfortunately the bass has goofy pickup surrounds so there may not be an easy fix which retains the overall look of the bass. If you're ok with tighter string spacing then maybe swap the bridge out for something which allows for that like a Schaller 3D etc? What's the spacing at the moment?

I had the distinct pleasure of a brief noodle on this bass yesterday. Being tuned BEAD it felt a bit like the time I tuned my baritone to Bolt Thrower tuning (whatever that was). My point of reference for basses of this era is my ‘94 Ibanez Soundgear (also a PJ). In comparison the SB310 felt a little bit more substantial (perception more than reality I would say, maybe a slightly deeper neck profile) but both seem to spring from the same design brief. Anyway I appreciated the chance to play something a bit esoteric that I’d hitherto only read about!

The Lemon Song — Led Zeppelin

Suspended in Jaffa - Kate Bush

It feels so painfully and pointlessly slow - as if I am trying to play bass guitar left handed. I have gone backwards. As I said to my teacher, "I used to be a musician, until I started playing the piano." As for my piano teacher, I don't think that he is trained in that discipline, but he makes up for it by being a skilled musician and former band leader. I once played an arpeggio, or somesuch, and commented that it sounds like All Kinds of Everything by Dana. "I played with her". On other occasions, he mentioned working with Harry Seacombe, Max Bygraves, Shirley Bassey. I really need to ask him more about his background!

Yes. They said "Take your market stall and dodgy goods elsewhere, we've got enough problems with the Romans without your sort too"

Is Scott morphing into Gary Lineker?

Typically warrantee is to the original purchaser for a year or two for a clear manufacturing defect. If you're saying the pickups are too narrow it's a bit harder as the builder could claim it's a deliberate design decision... It gets murkier if it's a custom instrument - say I got someone to build me a bass, I might insist on having some kind of unsuitable pickups put in it, the builder might explain why not too but I go for it... then I sell the bass to someone else, why should the builder have any liability to a third person's opinion on my design choice? So if it's a production bass that's just had the wrong pickups stuck in it.... you might have a course to ask nicely for that to be corrected. If it's a custom instrument that as you say the person it was custom built for had no problem with, and your playing style means it is a problem - I don't think the original builder has any legal or moral reason to support you. If this is the pink bass I'm guessing it is and you had bought it after seeing clear photos on a site like Basschat then I think caveat emptor might apply as sadly for you the issue you describe is clearly visible.

Reality isn't in fashion at the moment

As mentioned in the SGC Nanyo thread, I have joined that gang - yesterday I acquired what I think is an SB310 with a Glockenklang preamp. Spent the afternoon restringing it (it came to be strung BEAD - my poor little brain can't handle that!) and giving it the once over - a clean, lemon oil on the fretboard, new strings, full setup, sorted out a little niggle where there was an odd screw in the bridge which stuck out because the head was too big to fit in the hole - found an M3 machine screw in my spares which had a small enough head to fit in the recess. Chrome instead of black, unfortunately, but it's a lot less noticeable than before! Only thing left to do is new knobs - these are press fit knobs but the pots on the Glockenklang are solid shaft so they kinda work but want to keep turning after the end of pot travel. Got some tasteful black flat tops coming in which are set screw fitting. I tried to find period correct ones but it seems the bevel topped ones with the white dot like the ones which SGC Nanyo used back in the day are only available as press fit - boo! I might revisit this though, been looking at ways to convert press fit knobs into set screw... Anyway, enough guff, here are some pics: